The Jury
European Die Casting Award 2022
The die-casting molding process is diverse, innovative, meets high quality standards and is particularly efficient. Many components in machines and even everyday objects are made by die casting. Many more products could be made even better by die casting parts. In order to show customers in the industry and the general public what die casting can do, the Association of German Die Casting Companies (VDD) is organizing the 1st European die casting competition together with the EUROGUSS trade fair.
The award is given to the best die-cast products made of aluminum, magnesium and zinc. The competition entries are examined individually in the materials and evaluated with regard to innovation, quality, economy, resource-efficient construction and degree of difficulty. The three best entries for each material will then be awarded. The evaluation and selection of the castings will be carried out by a competent jury from research and practice on October 7th, 2021.
The ten jury members
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Martin Fehlbier
Department of Mechanical Engineering / Institute for Production Technology and Logistics / Chair / Department of Foundry Technology
Univerity Kassel
Martin Lagler
Director Product Management & Marketing
Bühler AG Die Casting
Dr.-Ing.
Didier Rollez
Sales and technical advisor
Grillo-Werke Aktiengesellschaft
Franz-Josef Wöstmann
Head of Department for Technology Forecast and Exploitation
Fraunhofer IFAM
Dr.-Ing.
Götz Hartmann
Executive Manager, Engineering & Business Development
MAGMA Gießereitechnologie GmbH
Dr.
Tim Nikolaou
Managing Director
Oskar Frech GmbH + Co. KG
Dr.-Ing.
Martin Tauber
European Representative
IMA International Magnesium Association
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Lothar Kallien
Faculty of Materials Technology and Mechanical Engineering
FH Aachen – University of Applied Sciences
Tobias Rennings
Specialist for non-ferrous metal casting and investment casting. Managing Director of the Light Metal Research Funding Association
Federal Association of the German Foundry Industry e.V.
Dr.-Ing.
Stuart Wiesner
Head of Product and Business Development
Aluminium Rheinfelden Alloys GmbH